Best $450-$475 Gaming/Recording Build

gabe1844

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I would like to be able to run games like minecraft with 60fps while recording and also be able to play BF$ with 40 fps on High settings. Thank you for any feedback.
 
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Gabe we cannot guarantee any fps at any quality. We can only provide the best build we can for what you are asking in regards to budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6200 3.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($110.88 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 2GB iCooler Video Card ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.94 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.61 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $481.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 21:47 EDT-0400

This budget is extremely solid for how much it is. If you need OS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.83 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.94 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $507.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 21:42 EDT-0400
 


Why not grab a 6300 for $96 at newegg?
 

Probably because that deal wasnt on when I made these build m8? The 6300 was $106 when I made them.. Made sense to spend $4 to get the 6200.
 
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